Training GHC staff on self-care (Bihar)

There is a huge number of untrained persons with Grade 2 disability due to leprosy in Bihar. With NLR intervention on self-care, a significant number of such persons have been trained in self-care but a large number of them are still to be reached and trained on self-care. With the existing resources, it may take many more years to reach to such persons with Grade 2 disability due to leprosy in Bihar. Therefore, by training health care staff on self-care, a large section of such unreached persons can be reached. Hence, this project plans to train key health care personnel on self-care in all the districts of Bihar. For this, a series of training workshop will be organized for covering all the districts in Bihar. Efforts will be made that the NLR India’s guidelines on self-care are communicated to all the key health care personnel in districts of Bihar. The project intends to conduct post training assessment to revise the training plan and curriculum based on assessment. The project will involve master trainers (mentors) in the second round of training to add sustainability to project.

Our Approach

It is not just the physical effects of leprosy which devastates lives. The prejudice that people experience is separating them from society and excluding them from full participation in all ways of life, causing many affected and disabled by leprosy to feel ashamed and worthless.

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A barrier to treatment

Not only physical effects of leprosy have an impact on the persons affected by this disease, but other consequences are felt even long after treatment of the disease. Social stigma and discrimination are major barriers for equal participation at community level and in wider society. This terrible stigma is also a barrier to treatment. Many people hide away, avoiding a diagnosis for fear of its consequences.